Re: What is a carnnivorous plant?
Peter Cole (carnivor@bunyip.demon.co.uk)
Fri, 16 Jun 1995 01:02:25 GMT
Andreas Wistuba writes:
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> Though having been very sceptical regarding Brocchinea I was deeply
> impressed having seen Brocchinea in the wild. Imagine a field of
> golden yellow organ pipes (reminding me on photographs of Sarracenia
> flava I had seen...), the tubes being filled with dead insects....
> Though Brocchinea does not have specific enzymes obviously it is very
> efficient in _attracking_ and _trapping_ insects. It certainly is on
> the way to carnivory in my understanding though it is not as perfect
> as the true classical carnivores yet.
Ooh, I'm envious! I keep on telling myself "one day I shall
visit Mount Roraima..." but I know I probably won't.
It's a funny thing, but all the photos I've seen of B. reducta
remind me of nothing so much as colonies of yellow shoe-horns :)
Happy growing,
Peter